Brave Teen With Diabetes Explains What Living With The Disease Is Really Like

Think twice about using that #diabetes tag next time.

An 18-year-old woman's Facebook post about living with type 1 diabetes is a powerful window into what living with the disease is really like.

In July, Madeline Milzark of Missouri collapsed in her home. Her blood sugar had crashed. The experience inspired her to give the world a reality check about what it's like to have type 1 diabetes — something she's lived with for over 10 years.

Milzark posted a photo with her insulin and blood glucose meter on Facebook two weeks ago.

"It's a disease that isn't picky when it chooses who to attack, it doesn't care if you're 2 months old or if you're 73," she wrote on the post. "It doesn't care if you eat Big Macs and McChickens every day of your life or if you're a strict vegan who goes to the gym daily. Diabetes is me. Diabetes is a whole ton of people who fight for their life every single day and go to bed not sure if they're going to wake up the next morning."